Awareness Regarding Eye Donation and Effects of COVID-19 on Its Perception: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study From India

Gupta, Shibaji; Bhattacharya, Saikat; Kole, Seshadri; Guchhait, Debjani; Gupta, Sharmistha Sinha

doi:10.6002/ect.2021.0036

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“…These numbers were definitely lower than similar studies where 80.3% and 81.1% of eye donation stakeholders from Srikakulam and 98.1% and 78% of adults from rural Pondicherry were aware of the occasion of donation and prior pledging. (22, 23, 25). N=10 (6.1%) believed that eye donation is a live donation, compromising donor vision, N=37 (22.6%) thought that eye donation disfigures the face and N=39 (23.8%) had concerns regarding the use of the donated tissue, which has also been reported as a barrier to eye donation in the past.…”

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The impact of pre-existing eye donation awareness of the next of kin on donation rate after grief counseling - A cross-sectional study

Puri,

Gupta,

Mittal

2023

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This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the impact of pre-existing eye donation awareness of the next of kin on the donation rate after grief counseling with due ethical approval. The N=164 most stable next-of-kin, mostly the Brother (20.7%) or Father (20.1%) of the deceased, were approached by the Eye Donation Counselor (EDC). After assessing their awareness about eye donation through the “Awareness and Perception on Eye Donation” questionnaire (Ronanki, V.R, et. al), the EDC grief counseled the next of kin. 84.8% of all participants were aware of eye donation. The mean awareness, knowledge, and perception scores of the study population were 2.46 +/- 1.34 out of 4, 2.73 +/- 2.37 out of 6, and 1.79 +/- 1.72 out of 4 respectively. Eye care professionals (N=105 (64%)) and mass media (N=61 (37.2%)) were identified as the most common sources of information. While 52.4% expressed willingness to donate, only 7.3% donated and there was 1 voluntary donation. Counseling and the belief of eye donation being a noble deed were identified as the major motivators, and objections by other family members, and religious beliefs were the major barriers. There is no significant association between eye donation and the pre-existing awareness of the next of kin regarding eye donation. Although awareness is associated with the increased willingness to donate eyes.

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The impact of pre-existing eye donation awareness of the next of kin on donation rate after grief counseling - A cross-sectional study

Puri,

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Mittal

2023

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“…This was the highest percentage compared to the studies that reported 32.9% and 52.9%, conducted among adults visiting the RHTC of rural Pondicherry and adult residents of West Bengal, respectively. [ 9 28 ]…”

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“…All of the studies that revealed high awareness (greater than 80%) were done among health care students or professionals in India. [ 5 6 27 28 ] A few population based studies, stake holders, health workers, trained students, and patient attendants–based studies showed a high awareness percentage (80.6%–95.6%). [ 9 11 16 ] Studies conducted in Singapore and Malaysia had reported similar awareness percentages.…”

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Knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of a tertiary eye hospital in South India

Narendran

Padmavathi

Sangeetha

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of tertiary eye hospitals and to convey a positive attitude toward eye donation by enhancing their awareness and knowledge. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted among the non-clinical staff from all centers of a tertiary eye care hospital across Tamil Nadu. Quiz link was emailed to non-clinical staff of all the centers. On completion of the quiz, the participants viewed their respective scores and the correct answers to all questions. This activity was presumed to subsequently improve their knowledge and clear up the myths on eye donation. Results: Two hundred twenty-eight non-clinical staff from 11 hospitals participated in the quiz. Mean age was 35.3 ± 9.8 years and 130 were female staff (57.05%). One hundred eighty-one participants (79.39%) scored over 50% of the total 17 queries. One hundred eighty-six (81.58%) and 142 (62.28%) participants scored over 50% in the awareness section and knowledge section, respectively. Eye bank volunteers (73, 32.02%) were the main source of information. Twenty-four (10.53%) had already taken pledge for eye donation and 175 (76.75%) were willing to pledge, 29 (12.72%) were not willing to pledge. Twenty-two out of these 29 (75.86%) had no specific reason for not pledging. Family, religious reasons, lack of clarity and fear were least cited reasons (13.79%). Conclusion: Non-clinical staff of an eye hospital are easily approachable and are expected to be more knowledgeable by the general public around them. They might act as primary motivators in raising awareness within their family, friends, relatives and neighbors.

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“…The National Health Promotion (NHP), India, observes National Eye Donation Fortnight every year between 25th August and eight September to promote eye donations [ 18 ]. Moreover, Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) significantly affected knowledge of eye care and donations, as evidenced by a 63% reduction during the pandemic [ 19 ].…”

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Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception of Common Eye Diseases and Eye Donation Among People Seeking Healthcare in a Tertiary Hospital in Telangana, South India

Eshwar¹,

Jabeen²,

Jalily³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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BackgroundGlobally billions of people have vision impairment (VI) or blindness, and at least half of the VI could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. With the policies focused exclusively on treating ailments, we need to recognize the need to educate the country's population regarding diseases and their outcomes. This is evident in the poor eye donation rates, as documented by the Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI). The National Programme for Prevention of Blindness (NPCB) also advocates the need for active campaigning to promote eye donations and improve the corneal procurement rate by increasing health awareness. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and perception regarding eye diseases and eye donation among the rural population of Telangana, South India. MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 150 participants who were randomly selected from non-triaged attendants in the outpatient queue at Mahavir institute of medical sciences (MIMS) was included. Trained enumerators used verbally administered, semi-structured questionnaires on their awareness and knowledge of cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and night blindness. The Chi-square test was applied to determine the statistical significance of the results obtained from the pre-test and post-test. The significance threshold of the p-value was set at <0.05. ResultsThe population studied belonged to a mean age of 34.98 years. The study included 72 (48%) male and 78 (52%) female subjects, and the majority (48.6%) of them belonged to the age range of 21-30 years. More than 85% of subjects belonged to the middle and lower middle class, and the majority (74.7%) were Hindus by religion. Regarding cataracts, 64 (42.7%) did not know, and 86 (57.3%) had varied perceptions. The awareness regarding glaucoma was the least (88.7%) of all common ocular diseases. The study showed a significant association between knowledge of eye diseases and literacy status plus the population's socioeconomic status (p<0.05 ). A significant association was found to exist between willingness to eye donation and the religion of the study population (p<0.05). ConclusionThis study identifies that the awareness regarding various ocular diseases was poor. Moreover, the participants had an alarmingly high misconception regarding different aspects of eye donation. Increasing public awareness is essential to minimize eye diseases, improve eye care, and encourage eye donations.

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Awareness Regarding Eye Donation and Effects of COVID-19 on Its Perception: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study From India

Cited by 5 publications

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The impact of pre-existing eye donation awareness of the next of kin on donation rate after grief counseling - A cross-sectional study

The impact of pre-existing eye donation awareness of the next of kin on donation rate after grief counseling - A cross-sectional study

Knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of a tertiary eye hospital in South India

Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception of Common Eye Diseases and Eye Donation Among People Seeking Healthcare in a Tertiary Hospital in Telangana, South India

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